Misunderstand
Misunderstand verb - To fail to understand the true or actual meaning of.
Tells is an antonym for misunderstand.
Nearby Word: misunderstanding
Tells
Misunderstand is an antonym for tells in topics: communicate, calculate, understand, narrate, carry weight.
Both words in one sentence
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World War III : Vostrikov tells the crew that because an American destroyer is trailing them too closely, and very close to a NATO base, he fears that if the sub goes critical and the destroyer gets caught up in it, then America/NATO might misunderstand and nuke Russia in retaliation.
Source: Film / K19: The Widowmaker
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